Meena Alexander
Meena Alexander is Stylist’s sub-editor. She prides herself on her ability to spell big words, her vinyl collection and her photographic memory for every outfit Rihanna has ever worn.
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People
“I was definitely not a happy kid. I wrote songs to tell people the things I couldn’t say”
Singer Emma McGrath on the healing power of music.
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Life
Queen & Slim is a huge home-truth of a film that’s bursting with beauty
And we have two talented black women to thank for it.
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People
“The music industry needs its #MeToo moment”
If you don’t know singer ALA.NI, it’s about time you did.
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Life
So, is Sex Education’s second season as good as the first?
With storylines on everything from pansexuality to dirty talk to douching, the gang’s all here.
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The science of boredom: when did we lose the ability to be bored?
“There’s rarely a moment when our brains are not subject to some form of external stimulus.”
People
Sex Education’s Emma Mackey talks real-world sex, consent and Prince Andrew
“Men like him are part of a generation who have inherited archaic ways of being and thinking… but that’s not an excuse anymore.”
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Travel
The out-of-office checklist: a guide to actually relaxing on your break
Because switching off is easier said than done.
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People
How Beabadoobee’s confessional bedroom pop captured the anxieties of a generation
The Brit nominee talks weed brownies and life-affirming tattoos.
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People
Why Bat For Lashes swapped the bustle of London for LA’s peachy sunsets
The singer is back with an album inspired by a “vampire girl gang”.
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Life
Keep an ear out for these under-the-radar artists in 2020
Music fanatic Yara Shahidi gives us her top five recommendations
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People
Meet Snoh Aalegra: Prince’s protégée and the queen of Sad Girl soul
Headphones – and tissues – at the ready.
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Exclusive: Dame Helen Mirren reveals the women who inspire her most
The actor talks to Stylist about history’s unfair treatment of powerful women.
People
Meet Tawiah, the enchanting soul singer we’ve got on repeat
She’s been channelling Beyoncé since the age of four
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People
Why we all want to be friends with Babeheaven singer Nancy Andersen
We know “voice of an angel” gets thrown around a lot, but…
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Fashion
“I resurrected 2009’s biggest fashion trends for 2019 – and this is what I learned”
The past decade wasn’t all velour tracksuits and low-rise jeans
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Travel
Think Majorca is just a party island? You’re sorely mistaken
Stylist’s Meena Alexander had Majorca pinned firmly to the party island board, but one restorative weekend in Palma’s old town changed all that.
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Books
“How Roald Dahl’s Matilda taught me everything I know about friendship”
It all started with a newt…
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People
You Heard It Here First: Rosie Lowe on music, meditation and the importance of a warm greeting
The Devon-born singer was nothing short of a child prodigy
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“Why Notting Hill Carnival embodies what it means to be black and British”
For black women, carnival is a time to be loud and proud in a society that so often shames us for it, says Meena Alexander.
People
These news anchors have responded to hate mail in the very best way
The trolls never stood a chance
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